11 February, 2017

Syrian army cuts off last retreat path for Daesh in Al-Bab

A
source reports that Syrian government forces have cut off the retreat
path from the city of al-Bab near the Turkish border for Daesh
militants

Syria

Syrian
government forces have cut off the retreat path from the city of
al-Bab near the Turkish border for militants from the Islamic State
(ISIL, also known as Daesh) terrorist group, a source told Sputnik.

"It
is very important that yesterday [Thursday] the army took control of
the Ayn Alloushye height. The thing is, the only retreat path for
Daesh is thus cut off," the source said, adding that on
Friday, the Syrian army and allied forces came to Tadif, which is
less than one kilometer (0.6 miles) away from al-Bab.

Turkish
media reported on Friday that Turkish airstrikes had killed almost
two dozen Daesh militants in al-Bab.

The
Turkish army launched Operation Euphrates Shield against Daesh,
outlawed in many countries, in August 2016. Currently, Turkish-led
forces are attempting to advance into and liberate al-Bab, controlled
by Daesh forces, from the north and east.

Meanwhile
the Syrian army is approaching al-Bab from the west and south. The
Syrian government forces and the Turkish-led forces are not
coordinating their actions since Damascus considers the presence of
Turkish forces on the territory of Syria a violation of Syria’s
sovereignty.